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research organization

ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. a whole day, including matinee and evening performances)

Spearman's rank correlation coefficient

upstage right pillar (on a noh stage), where the main actor stands at the start and end of the play

cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.

government-controlled gambling sport (Japan)

after graduation

life force, blood, and colourless bodily fluids (three elements that constitute an organism according to traditional Chinese medicine)

poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara

tool for scrubbing wood to give it texture, traditionally made of dried grass bound together by hemp cord

showcasing examples (e.g. company products)

Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)

government plane (esp. for transporting senior politicians, etc.)

arena (e.g. international arena)

couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship

spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices)

processed meat injected with a beef tallow mixture

not using makeup to allow one's skin to heal

Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates

Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla)

the seven continents

Barnard's Star (star in the constellation Ophiuchus)

Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates

transverse section

change of heart

spending one night ahead (e.g. at a hotel near the airport the night before catching a flight)

fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Interscholastic Athletic Meet